Seattle’s Hottest Off-Leash Areas for Hot Dogs

We LOVE to get out of the City to hike but sometimes we can’t make it out of Seattle. Adventure to us doesn’t always have to be big or extreme and there are a lot of places to explore right in our own back yard.

Seattleites are lucky to have so many off-leash dog parks to choose from. Some people only have one in their area and a lot of you don’t have any at all. On my last count, I found 20 in Seattle and the immediately surrounding area. There are even more beyond that. We decided that we don’t want to take that for granted.

We have some favorites, like the Edmonds off-leash dog park, but there are so many out there that we haven’t seen. I have made it our mission, on the days that we can’t get out of the City in our quest for adventure, to explore all of the area off-leash dog parks.

Now, I am very picky about my dog parks. I take a lot of things into consideration besides the standards like poop bags, garbage cans, water and bathrooms. I also look at how friendly the other users are, availability of places to sit, scenery, type of surface, probability that your dog will leave a muddy mess and other cool things in the area.

I will write a review of dog parks that we visit from a weiner dog, and a weiner dog owner’s, perspective. Weiner dogs are small, low to the ground and have fragile backs so a weiner dog owner might look for characteristics of the park that big dog owners might not.

We will be sharing these reviews for locals who don’t have time to go to all the parks themselves, for our traveling friends (That’s YOU Gus) so know which are the hottest dog parks to hit on your trip and for those of you who might make it to Seattle someday.

Is there anything in particular that you want to know about these parks? Leave a post and we will be sure to include your questions.

Awesome! We’re always on the lookout for new fun dog parks to take Tag and Amber to, especially in the Mill Creek, Bothell, Everett, Snohomish areas. We have a small dog park in Monroe, but it’s pretty lame. I like the dog parks that have a “small/shy dog” area, just in case things get too rowdy in the main area.
Can’t wait to see what you discover!

We always pay attention to the presence or absence of a small dog area. Chester and Gretel like playing with the big dogs but it is a great option to have available if some goofy dog is being to rough. For now, Mountlake Terrace will probably be as far as we will go but we plan to branch out when we get through our list. I hear there are some good ones in Everett. We will certainly keep you in mind.

Be sure to check out the beach between Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park at low tide. Check the tide table to be sure you have plenty of time because the beach completely disappears at high tide. There aren’t usually many people there but most allow their dogs off leash (mostly to play in the water!). We usually started at Golden Gardens and walked on the leash to the northern part of the park. Just around the first bend of boulders, it’s safe to let the dogs off leash and start lobbing the balls into the water 🙂

I love this blog. We are trying to get a dog park in BUrien, WA but of course are coming up with defiance. THe land is there. The Dog lovers are there. Hell the Burien Parks department is even on board. But the neighbors are not. Oh well. I guess just go to Westcrest.
We did start a group and hve a website (http://btwndog.webs.com/) if anyone is interested.

That is too bad Rob. It is not the first time I have heard of this issue though. Sometimes residents feel like it will bring too much traffic to their neighborhood or excessive barking. I am sure you are aware of the objections to your park though. I am somewhat surprised because, according to the dog walkers that I know, there are a lot of dogs down that way.

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